Editorial on Equal Rights Amendment and civil rights votes
The piece argues the ERA remains a contested goal with Dole and Kassebaum voting to sustain it while critics urge avoidance of quotas. It stresses that discrimination will persist despite laws, calls for swift hearings and resolutions, and notes Bush vetoed the Civil Rights Act as context.
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Robert Dole
Nancy Kassebaum
Congress
Kassebaum
Jim Hitch
Bush
Paola faces loss of downtown retail anchor Fickel's Furniture
Guest opinion argues Paola risks a ghosted downtown if Fickel's Furniture and Appliance closes. It notes past retail losses, shifts to service centers, and criticizes local Chamber efforts on retail recruitment while calling for entrepreneurs and investors to revitalize the core business district.
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Herald
Ca ‘Magine Paola
Fickel’s Furniture
Paola
Fickel’s
Chamber of Commerce
Preemptive war debate in Washington over Iraq crisis
Washington swirls with calls for a strike on Iraq as a means to secure Kuwait and prevent Saddam Hussein from threatening world peace. Critics warn that a U S attack risks wider war, while some argue sanctions and clear principles could deter future aggression.
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U.S
Iraq
War Hawks
Kuwait
Saddam Hussein
Saddam
New York Times
William Safire
Safire
Gulf
McClellan
Ulysses S. Grant
South
Grant
Pakistan
India
China
South Africa
GOP
Senate
Bob Dole
Bush
Dole
Congress
Israel
Nancy Kassebaum
R-Kan
Dan Glickman
D-Kan
War talk on radio shows sparks debate over Middle East policy
A reader recalls a radio call-in barrage mixing sports banter with calls for aggressive action against Iraq and Saddam Hussein. Voices range from grandmotherly patriotism to hardline demolition ideas, contrasting with expert diplomacy on Ted Koppel’s program. The piece questions why more war talk on air isn’t common and muses on the pull of anonymous callers who shape public sentiment.
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Cubs
Luis Salazar
Jose Canseco
Kuwait
Iraq
Saddam Hussein
Japan
Ted Koppel
White House
U.N
Bush
Saddam
Israel
Joe
Sally
Emie
Phil
Divided Republicans beat themselves in budget deal
The final budget passed with a strong Democratic stamp, divides within the Republican ranks, and shifts taxes toward the wealthy. Medicare cuts are reduced, heating oil tax is dropped, and unemployment benefits are delayed. Medicaid expands, domestic programs grow, and Pentagon spending shrinks while Bush faces a constrained White House veto strategy.
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Steven Komarow
Associated Press
Washington
Congress
House
Bush
Richard Gephardt
White House
Pentagon
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